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Just knowing that I'm going to go to a cabin in the forest for the weekend or camping to some lake with the right people it's enough to already start feeling better. There's no better morning than the one you wake up to throw your stuff in the car and drive to your favorite hideout to meet your friends or family.
So this is what nature means to me, it charges my energy, lifts my mood, and re-framing perspectives.
Once you are there seems inevitable to take a deep breath to absorb the whole place and before you know it there's a big smile on your face.
So this is what I'm trying to recreate with this image.
This is an ideal beach based on a few references from tropical places. The sunset I believe is also a very special moment that nature brings us. The mood is still very positive, but a bit more reflexive and contemplative.
Software and equipment used
3ds Max, V-ray 5, Megascans, Quixel Mixer, 3D Coat, Marvelous Designer.
25 December 2020
Didn't like the lady looking at us, so she's gone. But I feel the image too heavy on the left side so I want add some stuff to the right side. Looking at some references, some really cool beaches have some wooden boats. And this also helps sell the story about the guy getting into a boat and goign deeo into the ocean to climb the tall rock. So i modeled a basic boat. Doesn't need a lot of detail beacause of the light conditions. I also modeled the ropes using a free rope script.
Started playing around with some hue changes too.
24 December 2020
A few days ago I got some free time and was able to do some work for the challenge. I downloaded a few atlases from Megascans to build some sand vegetation and debris. I wrote a basic script to apply subdividion, noise and convert it into poly since all the clicking was giving me a sore wrist.
29 November 2020
I wasn't sure about entering the challenge, but today I made my mind after toying around with some assets and lighting. I'm also learning how to use Quixel mixer along with the project. It's a bit frustrating because things look so much better inside Mixer, but I hope I'll get the hang of it by the end of the project!
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